March 2012
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U.S. Department of State: Photo of the Week:... →
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About the Author: Hannah Johnson serves as DipNote’s Assistant Editor.
Our “Photo of the Week” comes to us from President Barack Obama’s recent trip to Seoul, South Korea for the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit. The Summit, attended by more than 50 world leaders, addressed securing the world’s nuclear weapons and preventing nuclear terrorism. This photograph, taken by White House...
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“Friends don’t let friends use pink balls.”
– Rick Santorum, to a young man while bowling with college Republicans in Wisconsin. (via officialssay)
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“I have so much respect for what she did in the fact that she sacrificed her body...”
– Tea Party representative Joe Walsh, on his opponent Tammy Duckworth — an Iraq veteran who lost both legs and part of her arm in combat. (via think-progress)
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Think Progress: 10 Things More Likely To Happen... →
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1. Death by Vending Machine
2. Dying in an Airline-Related Terrorist Attack
3. Having Identical Quadruplets
4. Becoming President
5. Dying From Bee, Hornet, or Wasp Stings
6. Dying From Being Left-Handed
7. Becoming a Movie Star
8. Dying in a Plane Crash
9. Death by…
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A Message From a Republican Meteorologist on... →
climateadaptation:
This piece is worth reading in full:
””My climate epiphany wasn’t overnight, and it had nothing to do with Al Gore.”
I’m going to tell you something that my Republican friends are loath to admit out loud: climate change is real. I’m a moderate Republican, fiscally conservative; a fan of small government, accountability, self-empowerment and sound science. I am not a climate...
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Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible →
climateadaptation:
bringtheruckuss:
The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in efforts to contain global warming, scientists warned on Monday.
Scientific estimates differ but the world’s temperature looks set to rise by six degrees Celsius by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are allowed to rise uncontrollably. As...
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Greenland ice sheet may melt completely with 1.6... →
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The Greenland ice sheet is likely to be more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought. The temperature threshold for melting the ice sheet completely is in the range of 0.8 to 3.2 degrees Celsius global warming, with a best estimate of 1.6 degrees above pre-industrial levels, shows a new study by scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research...
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NY TIMES EDITORIAL: "Stand Your Ground laws are... →
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Personally, I’d like to see SYG restricted to cases of home invasions, but I’m a little worried that “make things easier for prosecutors!” is becoming the dominant liberal position on self-defense doctrine. Prosecutors are already at a tremendous advantage in our justice system.
Not knowing much about Florida law, I’m still sure that chasing down an unarmed person and shooting him...
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Major new website to assist with climate change... →
climateadaptation:
” Climate change is already evident in Europe. Across the continent, policy makers are starting to respond to current and future impacts and risks associated with rising temperatures, changing precipitation, melting glaciers, ice and snow, rising sea levels, and more frequent and intense floods and droughts.
To help respond to these challenges, the Climate-ADAPT website was...
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The Trayvon Martin Killing, Explained (it's long,...
The Trayvon Martin Killing, Explained
How did a kid armed with Skittles and iced tea get gunned down by an overeager neighborhood watch captain? And will justice be served? (LATEST UPDATES BELOW.)
—By Adam Weinstein
| Sun Mar. 18, 2012
An undated photo of Trayvon Martin Courtesy Martin family
On the evening of February 26, Trayvon Martin—an unarmed 17-year-old African American student—was...
Not All Migrating Birds Adjusting to Climate... →
climateadaptation:
“Some birds are adjusting their migration patterns and adapting to climate change better than others, researchers found.
A study of bird flight patterns found that while some shift their migration as much as six days earlier in warmer weather, others are keeping the same habits, according to a report in the Public Library of Science.
Birds that aren’t adapting, like the Barn...
So Now We Can't Protest About ANOTHER Country on...
George Clooney arrested in D.C. outside Sudan embassy
By Aaron Leitko and James Buck
George Clooney, Martin Luther King III, several members of Congress and other activists were arrested by the U.S. Secret Service and taken away in plastic handcuffs outside the Sudan embassy on Massachusetts Avenue Friday morning.
The group was protesting the Sudanese hunger crisis, accusing President Omar...
Oh,my my my!!!
osted at 04:05 PM ET, 03/15/2012
Actor George Clooney stops by White House to lobby President Obama on Sudan plight
By David Nakamura
Actor George Clooney stopped by the White House on Thursday to help bring attention to the plight of the people in south Sudan, a cause the Hollywood heavyweight has championed for years.
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